Shadows of a Broken Bond

I'm Proud of you

(Xander)

It’s her. I can’t believe after all these years I found her again. I never thought I was going to be able to come back here, but after some thought, I had to come back to where I had one of my happiest memories. She was always my happiest memories. She’s not that eight year old girl anymore. She’s a beautiful woman now. She runs her own company and is also the owner of the mall we were just at. I knew it was her the moment I saw her last night. I was planning to go back to the same place at night where I saw her yesterday, but to my surprise she gave me a job and a place to stay.

‘You should tell her the truth of why we had to leave’ Storm, my wolf says.

‘I don’t know, what if she’s mad at me because I left her without saying goodbye?’ I said to my wolf.

‘Do you trust her?’ my wolf asks.

‘With my life’ I said without a second thought.

‘Then tell her the real truth. I would like to meet her’ Storm says.

‘What if she gets scared and runs? What if she rejects us too?’ I asked and this made my wolf whimper. Yes, we found our mate many years ago, but since I had no job and I’m a rogue, she rejected me.

‘I can feel she’s different than our ex mate. I know you’re afraid, but one way or another we need to trust someone and I want it to be her’ Storm says. Storm has always been a good judge of character.

‘Give me some time. I will find the right time and place to tell her’ I said to my wolf who nods in agreement. I hear a door open and I know it’s Kamile. My Kamile. I walk out of the room to see her in leggings and matching sports bra showing off her toned body. Her hair is in a messy bun and she’s holding a black tank top.

“Are you ready?” she asked.

“Yes” I said and follow her down the stairs. We leave the house and get in the car. She drives to town. I love that her house is far from town. Is actually in the woods far away from prying eyes.

“If you don’t mind me asking, how far does your territory goes?” I asked wanting to know how far I can go when I go for a run in my wolf form.

“A hundred acres, but there’s this gentleman who has been trying to sell me his land. I have been thinking about it a lot” she said.

“Why is he trying to sell you his land?” I asked.

“According to him, his daughter has leukemia and he can’t take care of his land anymore and take care of her. He wants to sell it to someone who already has land nearby and that would be me” I said.

“So if you buy it, the money can go to his daughter’s treatment” I said and she nods.

“Are you going to buy it?” I asked.

“I’m not sure yet” she said.

“How many acres is it?” I asked.

“Two hundred” she replied and I couldn’t help but look at her and she chuckled.

“What do you think I should do?” she asks me.

“You’re asking me?” I asked and she nods.

“Yeah, you’re my bodyguard and we live together. I want your opinion” she said.

“You should check out the property first. See if he owes anything. See if you can cultivate in the land” I said.

“I already did all of that. The land is incredible and it has a beautiful waterfall. I would love to build a cabin close by the waterfall from when I just want to get away” she said. I could tell she has fallen in love with the land, so why is she thinking about it so much?

“If you like it so much then you should buy it, but I can see you’re hesitating. Why?” I asked. She pulls over and I realized we were at the supermarket.

“I want this land, but I have never bought anything for myself. I mean, everything I have I inherited, clothes, cars, I bought everything that’s in the house, but I never bought something I wanted. What if something goes wrong?” she says looking at her hands. Right then and there she looked like the eight year old Kamile I knew.

“Sometimes in life you have to take risks. If you don’t then how will you know if you made the right move? Listen to your heart” I tell her and she looks at me with those beautiful brown eyes before smiling.

“Thank you” she says before getting out of the car. I follow her inside. I hear a few male cat calling her but she ignores them. One of the men to the back just watches and I know he’s a wolf and I growl lowly in warning in case he thinks about doing the same as his friends but he doesn’t instead he give me a firm nod as I walk in the supermarket. Kamile grabs a cart and begins grocery shopping.

“Is there anything you like?” she asks.

“I’ll eat anything, but I love meat” I said truthfully. After all I’m a werewolf. She nods and grabs some ice cream before going to the meat department. I was stunt by all the meat she bought, but didn’t say anything.

“Oh, I forgot the strawberries and Nutella” she said.

“I’ll get the strawberries while you get the Nutella” I said and she nods. I go to where the strawberries are and I pick out the best ones. When I go back to where we were, I see that she had returned with the Nutella, cream cheese, and cool whip. She looks at me and grins while I arch an eyebrow. She pays for the food and I help her load it to the SUV.

“How is your cut from last night? Do you need anymore dressings?” she asks. Only if she knew that my wound healed by the time I got to the hotel last night.

“No, it’s fine” I tell her and she nods. Back at the house I help her unload the groceries and put them where they go, but she leaves some meat out for dinner. I can’t wait to see what she makes. I remember when she used to make me food when I would run away form my drunken dad. She was so sweet and smart. I can tell she still is, especially to run a company by herself at the age of seventeen. I admire her.

She takes out her phone and jumps on the counters. She swings her legs as she looks at her phone. I can hear her heart pounding hard in her chest. Suddenly she touches her phone and brings her phone to her ear. I hear the phone rings four times before a male answers it. I want to listen but I give her privacy.

“Hello Mr. Henry, this is Kamile” she says and I see her smile. She looks at me and her smile widens even more.

“Yes, Mr. Henry, I’m calling to let you know that you have a deal. I will by your land… it is my pleasure. I’m glad you thought of me first… yes, can you come by the office tomorrow?... Okay, I will let my personal assistant know… No, thank you and if you ever need anything please don’t hesitate to call me… Thank you, have a wonderful afternoon” she says before hanging up the phone and then looks up at me.

“I… uh… I did it. I bought my first land” she grins and I can’t help but smile.

“I’m proud of you” I said making her blush.

“You know, you should smile more often. You look very handsome and your dimples…” she trails off before shaking her head. Could she be putting the dots together?